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The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

12 reviews

hannahkirkby's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.5

First off, I love Carrie Fisher’s way of telling things like it is, without apology or embarrassment. I’ve always loved that about her, and hearing her read the audiobook in her own voice was fantastic. As a Star Wars fan from a young age, I loved the insights into the making of the film, and into her life as a young actress.

However, this book doesn’t actually have much to it - unless you love hearing about her affair with Harrison Ford, which feels as though it comprises 70% of the book (and makes me see the man even less positively than before). And that isn’t a bad thing either. I just had different expectations of the book. It was an entertaining read, but I just was hoping for more.

And to be honest, the diary entries from her 19-year-old self were so hard to get through that I skipped half of them. The majority were about the older, married man who was using her while she was in a vulnerable stage of her life. Yuck.

Definitely going to try her other book Wishful Drinking, as I feel that will have more to offer. Still, I had an enjoyable time and it was a very nostalgic read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, and Infidelity

mconroy9137's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Infidelity

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, Body shaming, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship

princessdana36's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

I love love loved this book. Carrie Fisher is a genius and she is a solid writer. I could listen to her tell stories from her past all day :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Addiction

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, and Infidelity

Moderate: Body shaming and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

soulwinds's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, and Body shaming

Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

gummifrog's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

I love Carrie Fisher and Star Wars, and I'm a few years late on this memoir. It made me appreciate Carrie more as a person and celebrity- she clearly had a complex relationship with her fame and the legacy of her role as Leia. Her daughter reading the poetry that Carrie wrote during the filming of Star Wars felt raw and real, her prose thoughtful and reminiscent of what your young 20's definitely feels like. Carrie herself is uproariously funny, and I found myself laughing out loud many times! She was also shockingly candid about her own death and image, so listening to this after her passing was bittersweet. I'll probably want to read her other memoir soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Alcohol, Mental illness, Addiction, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Death, and Death of parent

zoiejanelle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

i always knew i loved carrie fisher, but this book made me love her more than i thought possible. a totally raw and real examination of her experience as princess leia and a very intimate look into her affair with harrison ford. her diary entries moved me, her poetry hit home, and every once in a while she’d make me cry with her oddly prophetic insights. i will definitely be reading more of her work. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Addiction, Dysphoria, and Sexual content

ashleykerr1990's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

It was neat to read Carrie’s perspective on her time with Star Wars and to see her diary entries. Her poetry was very good and it made me want to read more of her books. An easy and fun read. For someone who says she wasn’t intelligent, her writing says otherwise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Drug use

ka_ke's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.0

Some may call it the ramblings of a woman who experienced and survived severe traumas, addictions, and toxic relationships. I would call the Princess Diarist realistic. Unlike some celebrity memoirs, Carrie Fishers feels raw and uncensored. It definitely carried on with far more detail than was perhaps necessary, but when you’re not necessarily in control of your own thoughts and actions, I suppose it can be hard to limit what is shared and what is not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

melancholymegs's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Alcohol, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts